Head of Portfolio at Agricultural Business Initiative Group ( ABI )

Job Description

aBi’s Background: The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) was jointly founded by the Governments of Denmark & Uganda in 2010 as a social enterprise that channels development cooperation funding to agribusinesses & agricultural service providers. aBi aims at building a competitive, profitable & sustainable agriculture and agribusiness sector in support of equitable wealth creation in Uganda. The aBi consists of two companies limited by guarantee: aBi Finance Ltd & aBi Development Ltd (formerly aBi Trust).

aBi Development Ltd: Its focus is to increase agricultural production & value addition by extending matching grants & Business Development Services (BDS) to agribusinesses, farmer organisations & intermediaries to enhance planning & management, production & business infrastructure, as well as upstream & downstream market linkages of producers & agribusinesses.

aBi Finance Ltd: In 2021 aBi Finance transitioned from a company limited by guarantee to a company limited by shares in a bid to commercialize its operations and attract new investments. it provides funding to financial institutions & agribusinesses with a focus on SMEs & smallholder farmers through Lines of Credit, Clean Technology Fund, Agricultural Loan Guarantees & Financial Services Develop- ment.

aBi’s current Business Plan 2019/23 aims at improved profitability, income & employment of Ugandan farmers & agribusinesses to achieve the following results: increased smallholder farmers’ sustainable production, productivity & market integration; improved beneficiary agribusinesses overall business performance & sustainability; increased smallholder farmers & agribusiness access to serviceable financial services; & aBi’s efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability enhanced.

Our Development Partners:
Royal Danish Embassy (RDE), International Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) and European Union (EU)

The Head of Portfolio is responsible for ensuring that aBi’s portfolio of projects achieves set strategic objectives for impact as well as meeting projected budget investments in the focus value chains and geographies. In addition, s/he ensures the effective and efficient rollout and monitoring of aBi Development’s projects with implementing partners to achieve the targets outlined in the strategic objectives. S/he is a key member of aBi Development Senior Management Team responsible for the overall performance and direction of the organization in line with its vision & mission.